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A Multicenter Review of Patellar Complications Using a Modem Design Total Knee System

Location: http://www.aboutjoints.com/physicianinfo/topics/multicenterknee/multicenter.htm

Edward T. Habermann, MD, Lester S. Borden, MD, FACS Anthony K. Hedley, MD, FRCS, David S. Hungerford, MD Kenneth A. Krackow, MD
Abstract: This retrospective study reviewed the results of 3,218 total knee arthroplasty cases using one total knee replacement system at five centers from July 1991 to October 1997....
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Transverse Fracture and Dislocation at the Sacrum

Location: http://synapse.koreamed.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/0032JKNS/jkns-43-31.pdf

We present a rare case of fracture-dislocation at the level of the first sacral (S1) and second sacral (S2) vertebrae. The S1 was displaced forward into the pelvic cavity and was located just in front of the S2. Because the patient also had extensive neurological injury to the lumbar plexus and instability...
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2009 Reduction of Patellar Dislocation eMedicine Procedures

Location: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/109263-overview

Patellar dislocations are common, particularly in adolescent females and athletes. Patients usually present with an inability to extend an obviously deformed knee. A sizable effusion may also be seen. This injury may be due to direct trauma to the patella or a valgus stress combined with flexion and external rotation.
The...
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Case 63. Patellar Dislocations

Location: http://gait.aidi.udel.edu/res695/homepage/pd_ortho/educate/clincase/patdis.htm

PATELLAR DISLOCATIONS:
* Most commonly due to twisting injury to knee.
* Only 10 % caused by direct trauma
* 24% incidence of positive family history of patellar dislocation
* Risk factors include:
  1. Shallow patellofemoral articular groove
  2. Patella alta
  3. Excessive Q angle
  4. Generalized ligamentous laxity
* Average age is 16- 20...
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Hoffa fracture with ipsilateral patellar dislocation resulting from household trauma

Location: http://www.cma.ca/multimedia/staticContent/HTML/N0/l2/cjs/vol-52/issue-1/pdf/pgE3.pdf

Isolated fracture of the lateral condyle of the femur or Hoffa fracture is a rare lesion and has been reported to occur with supracondylar fracture of the femur, fracture of the femoral shaft and knee dislocation. We report a rare case of ipsilateral Hoffa fracture and patellar dislocation, which has...
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patellar dislocation CHORUS

Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00316.html

* most common in young girls
o (genu valgum, patella alta, quad mm deficiency more in girls)
* LATERAL dislocation
* spontaneous reduction
* recurrent dislocation
* fracture associated in 5-10%
* MRI: bone bruise of lateral femur and medial patella
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Subluxation or Dislocation of the Patella Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/subluxation_dislocation_of_the_patella

- patient characteristics:
- patellar subluxation or dislocation may occur during childhood but is more frequently seen in adolescence;
- in some cases, dislocation occurs in knees w/ patellofemoral dysplasia,...
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Patello-femoral joint instability The Bone School

Location: http://www.boneschool.com.au/lower-limb/knee/pfj/pfj-instability

Patellar Malalignment / Instability
Conditions
1. Acute Patella dislocation
2. Recurrent Patellar dislocation/ subluxation
3. Anterior Knee Pain
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Soft Tissue Knee Injuries eMedicine Emergency

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic288.htm

Soft tissue injuries of the knee are some of the most common and clinically challenging musculoskeletal disorders in patients presenting to the ED. Therefore, establishing clear-cut diagnostic and therapeutic objectives for these injuries is important. Knee pain and related symptoms may derive from damage to 1 or more of the soft...
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Nail-Patella Syndrome eMedicine Pediatrics

Location: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/947391-overview

Nail-patella syndrome (NPS; OMIM 161200) is a well-known autosomal dominant condition characterized by nail dysplasia, patellar aplasia-hypoplasia, arthrodysplasia of the elbows, iliac horns, and nephropathy. Recent reports indicate that open-angle glaucoma (OAG) may also cosegregate with NPS. One of the first chromosomal linkages identified in humans is between the NPS...
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Wheeless' Fracture Menu

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/fracture_index

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics. Links to a complete list of fractures.
Acetabular Fracture Ankle Fractures Barton's Fracture: ...
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Patella Menu Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/patella_patella_femoral_function

- Anatomy
- Biomechanics
- Multipartite Patella
- Chondromalacia
- Dislocation of the Patella
- Examination of the Patellofemoral Joint:
- Fractures of the Patella:
- Jumper's Knee:
- Lateral Retinacular Release
- Patella Alta
- Pathology
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Knee joint Menu Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/knee_joint_menu

Physical Exam Radiographs ACL Anteromedial Instability Anterolateral Rotatory Instability Arcuate Ligament Complex Arthrofibrosis Arthroscopy of the Knee Arthrodesis Articular Cartilage Baker's Cyst Bipartite Patella Blood Supply Blount's Disease Bursitis Capsule Chondral Injuries of the Knee Chondromalacia Diff Dx Discoid Meniscus Dislocations of the Knee Extensor Mechanism Injuries of the Knee Flexion Contracture Genu Varum Hemarthrosis High Tibial Osteotomy Intercondylar Eminence Fracture Jumper's Knee Kinematics of the Knee Joint Lachman Exam Lateral Anatomy Lateral Collateral Ligament Lateral Retinacular Release Ligaments of Humphrey and Wrisberg Medial...
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